My Paper
My Say
4th February 2009
WE REFER to the article, “China, don’t eat wild game” (my paper, March 3).
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) is encouraging people in China to refrain from eating wild animals.
We applaud DAB’s stand and see it as part of a worldwide trend in which humans are improving their treatment of animals.
For instance, in Europe, regulations have been enacted to improve the treatment of pigs and ducks.
In Singapore, laws protect cats from abuse and prohibit the trafficking of endangered species.
A growing body of research shows that other animals are more like us than we used to think.
Other animals also use language and tools. They have feelings and intelligence.
Let us humans show empathy for our fellow animals by not eating them.
Let us exercise our intelligence by developing even more healthy, tasty dishes that we can enjoy without having to kill other animals, be they wild or domesticated.
Mr George Jacobs
President
Vegetarian Society
(Singapore)
